Update: The Justices May Hear Another Bankruptcy Case, but Not Sunnyslope
Odds have risen that the high court will decide whether an oral statement about one asset is a statement of ‘financial condition’ that must be in writing.
Misrepresenting One Asset Is More Dangerous than Misrepresenting All Assets
Boasting about ‘strong financial condition’ must be in writing for the debt to be nondischargeable, Fifth Circuit says.
Supreme Court Won’t Decide a Circuit Split on Garnished Wages as Preferences
Fifth Circuit held that wages garnished within 90 days of bankruptcy are preferences.
Supreme Court Won’t Settle Circuit Split on Transfer to a Debtor’s Own Account
Fourth Circuit splits with the Ninth and Tenth on ‘what is a transfer?’
No New Bankruptcy Cases Have Been Added to Supreme Court Docket — Not Yet, at Least
Several cases are in the running for Supreme Court review this term or next.
A Debt Purchaser Is Not a ‘Debt Collector’ Regulated by the FDCPA, Supreme Court Holds
Justice Gorsuch’s maiden opinion is a unanimous decision favoring debt purchasers.
Supreme Court Allows Debt Collectors to File Time-Barred Proofs of Claim
High court allows a business model that is based on the inadvertence of trustees and creditors.
Consumers Have an Uphill Fight to Avoid a Second Supreme Court Defeat on the FDCPA
Statutory interpretation dominates argument on the term’s second FDCPA case.
Supreme Court Hears Argument on Stale Claims and the FDCPA
Debtors have an uphill fight for the Supreme Court to ban the filing of stale claims.
Solicitor General Supports the Debtor in Midland Funding on FDCPA Violation
Government says that filing a stale bankruptcy claim violates the FDCPA.